Pan.



Patented Feb. 15, 1910.

P. c. ROWLA D, PAN.

7 APPLICATION FILED OCT. 27. 1908.-

A [NI/E 1V TOR o w Q n d W1 TNESSES sPE To all whom it may concern:

it known that I, PERCY C. Hownxsn, a citizen of the United State residing at Rockford, in the county of 'innebago and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pans; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full.

tion, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use. the same.

My invention relates to new and useful s m OFFICE.

no? 0.,H WLANDL or ROCKFORD; rumors.

Specification ofI ;ters Patent. at t w 15, 1 ii incauon filed October 27, 1508. Serial No. 459,766.

I l I l l i l improvements in pans and more particu-J larly to that class adapted to be used for catching the drip ings from ice boxes and the like and my 0 ject is to provide a covering for the major portion of the upper end of the pan and arranging said covering whereby the drippings will be conveyed into the pan.

A further object is to provide a handle for the pan and arrange the same in such manner that when the pan being carried,

- it will rest edgewise and a still further ob:

ject is to provide an air vent :torv the pan,

whereby the water or drippings will readily leave the pan when it is desired to empty the same.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed outin the claims.

In the accompanying drawings which are made a part of this application. Figure l is a perspective view of my improved pan, and, Fig. 2 is a central vertical sectional view thereof.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 indicates the pan proper, which'is constructed in the usual or any preferred manner, but is preferably circular in cross section.

Disposed over the upper end of the pan 1, is a cover 2, which cover is preferably its central portion in a trough 3, which the cover to one edge thereof and by which means the drippings when deposited on any run. I i

atthe center of the cutaway portion, the

, drippiugs from the trough will pass directinto the. pan.

It has been found a ditiicult matter to carry a pan ot this class when the same is bllhalillliiillly full of water, and to overcome j this objectionable feature, a handle 5 is seclear, and exact description of the mven- I cured to the outer face of the pan 1 and at that point on the pan atwhich the opening 4 is placed. so that when it is desired to empty the pan, the handle 5 is g *asped and the pan turned edgewise, the cover 2 retaining the water within the pan, so that it would be impossible to spill the water so long as the pan turned c'dgewise and the opening maintained uppermost.

In emptying the pan, it is turned bottom upward so that the water will leave the pan through the opening 4 and to facilitate the passage of the water thruuglrthe opening, a vent pipe 6 is secured to the cover at a point beyond the inner end of the trough 3 and is extended over the trough to a point adjacent the opening 4 and as said pipe com- 30 :nunicates with the interior of the pan, air will pass through the pipe to the interior of the pan and permit the water to freely pass through the opening and without the usual accompanying noise occasioned in 3 emptying vessels of this character without an air vent.

I anraware that pans have been provided for this purpose, but it has been necessary heretofore to place the pans in a certain position for the drippings to enter the same, while with the present construction, it is only necessanv to place the pan in an position below the drip opening as the inclinaion of the cover and the provision of the trough will convey the drippings to the opening in the cover and deposit the same within the pan.

It will further be seen that by employing a pan of this construction, it can lie-more 1710- readily placed in position below the ice box, inclined at various angles and terminates at' portion of the cover, will be directed into the trough and thence into the pan.

A portion of the cover 2 is removed to form an o ening 4, through which access may be ha to the interior of the pan and by terminating the outer end of the trough E I l as the pan ma be placed on the tloor and shoved beneath the ice box with the foot, trough extends trom the central portion of while by placing the handle toward the front of the box. said handle will always be in position to be grasped when it is desired to remove and empty the pan.

\Vhat I claim is:

1. The combination with a pan having a handle thereon; of a cove1' for said pan, a portion of said cover being removed to form an opening, said cover belng downwardly inclined from its outer ed e and terminatmunicating with said opening said handle being located adjacent said opening. I

2. A pan having a. handle and a cover for said an, a portion of said cover adjacent its e ge bein removed to form an 0 ning, .said cover in inclined towar its center and tenninatmg in a trough snid trough extending from a point adjacent the center of the cover to said opening said handle being located adjacent said opening and a vent pipe secured to said cover.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of'15 two subscribing witnesses.

PERCY Ci HOWLAND.

Witnesses:

C. A. LUNDBERG, G. E. Jormson. 

